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Energising the Criminal Justice System In Malawi

The Paralegal Advisory Service (PAS) was established by PRI and the Malawi Prison Service to allow paralegals into prisons to educate prisoners on the criminal law and assist cases through the system more speedily. The Service is based on three cornerstones: linking up of the criminal justice system by improving communication and co-ordination between the […]

Languages: English

Report

Protecting Prisoners’ Rights in Southern Africa: An emerging Pattern

The Pan-African Conference on Penal and Prison Reform in Africa was held in Burkina Faso in September 2002. This report, Protecting Prisoners’ Rights in Southern Africa: An Emerging Pattern, outlines different mechanisms discussed at the conference that have been put in place in recognition and protection of prisoners’ rights in some African countries. These initiatives range from […]

Languages: English

Report

Racism and Discrimination in the South African Penal System

This report considers some of the implications of the new Constitution and democratic regime for the South African correctional services. Has the prison system changed from one that was inherently racist, to one that is respectful of the principles of equality and human dignity?

Languages: English

Training

Paralegal Aid Clinics: A handbook for paralegals working in prisons

This is a Paralegal Advisory Service (PAS) training manual, written for paralegal facilitators who run paralegal aid clinics (PLCs) inside prisons in Malawi. It is aimed principally at remand prisoners and covers six modules: Arrest and pre-trial detention The courts and criminal procedure Introduction to criminal law Introduction to the criminal law on homocide Jury […]

Languages: English

Model for Reform

A Model for Good Prison Farm Management in Africa

Drawing on farming and management practices in East and Southern Africa and PRI’s experience on the continent, this manual provides a framework for prison services to consider in seeking to improve productivity in their prison farms and end the pattern of under-production. It is not a blueprint, but is illustrative of what can be done […]

Languages: English

Report

Gacaca Research Report No.3: Jurisdictions in the pilot phase

The third Gacaca research report covers the period from April to July 2002. During this period, the first phase of the Gacaca programme began on a pilot basis in twelve selected areas. This report documents the first meetings and makes some recommendations for the further development of the Gacaca system.

Languages: English, French

Report

Gacaca Research Report No.1: Gacaca jurisdictions and their preparations

The introduction of the Gacaca jurisdictions is generally considered to be the major element in efforts to date to achieve national reconciliation and justice in Rwanda following the 1994 genocide. The enormity of the challenge faced by the national government in resolving the cases of thousands of individuals charged with offences related to crimes of […]

Languages: English, French

Training

HIV in Prisons: a reader with particular relevance to newly independent states

“Prisoners are sent to prison AS punishment, and not FOR punishment.” Exposing prisoners to often fatal diseases is not part of their sentences and is unacceptable. HIV/AIDS are a more concentrated and aggressive threat in prisons than outside, and prisons are serving as foci for the development of high levels of drug-resistant communicable diseases. This […]

Languages: English

Briefing

Towards Methods of Improving Prison Policy in Kenya

In an important step towards reforming prison policies in Kenya, a Roundtable Conference on Prison Policy was held in Nyeri, Kenya, from 14-16 October 2001, organised by the Government of Kenya and PRI with the support of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom. This briefing provides a summary of the conference proceedings […]

Languages: English